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S.C.170 "Look" is evolving

It's interesting to read blogs about just cutting down trees that have taken 100 or so years to grow. They are an integral part of what makes the LowCountry so special.
The map with pictures on page 17 of today's Bluffton Today are interesting - especially the one showing the 170 entrance to Sun City. Apparently it was cited by Bluffton officials as being "too large and too manicured, with elaborate landscaping replacing natural vegetation." I must have missed something as Sun City is not a part of Bluffton but rather an unincorporated area in Beaufort County. What are the comments re other "Disney look with the trimmed topiary" entrances? There are many of them in this area and actually are pleasing to those residents who pay to have their communities present a well cared for entrance.
Yes, many lovely trees were taken down when these communities were developed, and everything possible should be done by the officials responsible for those decisions to maintain the beauty God provided for all of us to enjoy. However, please refrain from making snide remarks about something that is already built and whose members contribute overwhelmingly to the lifestyle of the LowCountry - even if they did come from "somewhere else."

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